>>I'm not calling a function, method, or external program using macro substitution but setting values. What I do in vfp is this:
>>
>>myfunction(mytable,setmyvalues)
>>
>>and I would pass something like this: myfunction('nametable",lcCommandToRun)
>>
>>so what would get passed is:
>>
>>myfunction('nametable","m.pkeyfield='RKS'+m.pkey2field")
>>
>>then myfunction:
>>

>>function myfunction
>>lparameters tctable, tcreplacemacro
>>select (tctable)
>>scan
>>   scatter memvar memo
>>   &tcreplacemacro
>>   gather memvar memo
>>endscan
>>

>>would scan the table, replace the pkeyfield column in the nametable with 'RMKS' plus the value in the pkey2field column and then return
>>
>>so in .net, I have an entity with properties: nameentity.pkeyfield or vehicleentity.pvkeyfield etc. the entity and property change
>>
>>I want to call a method that I can pass the entity name and property name and then how to determine the new value like:
>>
>>myfunction(nameBusinessResult, 'nameEntity.pkfield",'RKS'+'nameEntity.pk2field'")
>>or even
>>myfunction(nameBusinessResult,'nameEntity','pkfield',"RKS","nameEntity","pk2field")
>>etc
>>someway to pass the entity name, the property name to have the value changed, the way to get the new value (one of its properties plus a string), etc.
>>
>>so that in .net, we step through the entities passed and for each one, set the pkfield property value to 'RKS' plus that entity's pkf2field property value.
>>
>>

>>foreach ([type of passedEntity] pEntity in BR.Entities)
>>{
>>
>>  \\determine property value based on entity property name passed and whatever substitution rule is passed
>>

>>
>>only passedEntity would need to know what entity it is....
>>
>>there must be a way to do this in .net?
>>
>>it is macro substitution, but how???
>>
>>The "myfunction" function in vfp is called literally HUNDREDS of times in different prgs and so I would like to have the same utility class in .net instead of having to do the replacements, etc in each caller.
>>
>>I have been stumped on this one....
>>Any ideas?
>>THANKS!!!!!
>
>You could try something like this:
>

>public class MyClass
>{
>	public static void MyFunction< TEntityType>(IEnumerable< TEntityType> entityList, Action< TEntityType> replacementFunction)
>	{
>		foreach(TEntityType currentEntity in entityList)
>			replacementFunction(currentEntity);
>	}
>}
>

>
>And call it like so:
>

>MyClass.MyFunction(nameBusinessResult, currentEntity => currentEntity.pkeyfield = "RKS" + currentEntity.pk2field);
>

>
>See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0x6a29h6.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397687.aspx

This is very cool. Thank you so much -- I will give it a try!!!